Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,613. The county seat is at Ritzville, and its largest city is Othello. The county was formed out of Whitman County in November 1883 and is named after John Adams, the second President of the United States.
Adams County Courthouse (erected 1941) in 2014
Ritzville is a city in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,767 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Adams County. The city is part of the Othello, WA Micropolitan Area, which comprises all of Adams County, and is part of the larger Moses Lake-Othello, WA Combined Statistical Area.
Gritman Building, downtown Ritzville
Hauling Wheat to Mill, Ritzville c. 1908
Grain elevator, 2014. Wheat remains the key to Ritzville's economy.
Aerial view of Ritzville, 2013